DECAY LENGTH OF SURFACE-PLASMONS DETERMINED WITH A TUNNELING MICROSCOPE

被引:52
作者
KROO, N
THOST, JP
VOLCKER, M
KRIEGER, W
WALTHER, H
机构
[1] UNIV MUNICH,SEKT PHYS,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
[2] HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI,CENT RES INST PHYS,H-1361 BUDAPEST 5,HUNGARY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 15卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/15/3/010
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A tunnelling microscope is used to detect surface plasmons (SP) on a silver-vacuum interface excited by a He-Ne laser. The decay length of the SP is determined experimentally, and the detection mechanism of the SP in the tunnelling microscope is discussed.
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页码:289 / 293
页数:5
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